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1 Jul 2024 03:39:59 EDT (-0400)
  Re: bump maps  
From: Stefan
Date: 11 Jun 2002 16:17:02
Message: <nhmcgu00lb5kkgt5mukeneqrpum0l4pn61@4ax.com>
P.S. I tried playing with the bump size. But even setting it to 10000
only provides a slight improvement.

Stefan

On Tue, 11 Jun 2002 16:12:18 -0400, Stefan Sobol <> wrote:

>I'm trying to use bump maps on an object. However, I can't seem to get
>much relief on the surface of the object. As I understand it a bump
>map takes the whiter areas of the map and makes them high and the
>blacker areas of the map are made low. Since my test map is a black
>square inside a larger white square this should give the greatest
>relief. However, this gives a barely perceptible bump on the surface
>of the object. I have tried both .TGA and .GIF maps with the same
>result.
>
>Does anyone have any suggestions on how to improve the relief of the
>bump effect?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Stefan


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